December 27, 1881 (4 pages)

SUT, ‘a certain class o! journals which live crandeur ani magnitude even of the “hh urvest, comps ared with what it will lie in the futur ‘e, who fear that a few hd ‘stream of bullion, like a molten river a The Daily Cransevipt, NSVAQA CITY, CALIFORNIA. = Tussdey, » Doo, 27, 1881. The Men 10 bes Mines: ——— The Chicago Mining Review. has the following to say of the men in the mountains and the mihbes vereas the me: pin. the stock boatds: ‘‘There appears to be a feeling on the part of qn the atmosphere of the stack boards, “that when a break .comes, and the stock exchanges are dull and desertel, that the foundations of mining are threatened, an. that the-strong hands in mountain. fastness and: dusert-plain, wieldiag pick and. drill, ave paralyzel by the wild, speea: ‘ations of one party or the other in fin wcial centers where the gxchanges exist, Mining for precious and useful metals throughout the length and breadth of the land is anconscious of the mimic pandemoniam which © is daily witnessed, wheré it would ssem that the.mines were being the Autainn wind, The thundering crash of the stamp mil iu the land, like the ponderous foo'steps of «@ giafit crushing moudtains beneath . his mighty feet, and the steady. of treasure, flowing from the smelter and the flumes from Main toC alifor— exchanges, as the rolling thuuder and the lrush the + sitter of a. sparrow. They have but a faint concéption of the of the present, : mining industry avhich is only the seed-time and the’ ‘brokers, in any or every. city, by shouting the price of stock, with the names of mines attachel, can wake the eternal stumber of the mountains reachiny to heaven, and change one particle of the treasure they hold. in rocky. vaults in their bosoms, wi aiting to be unlocked and given up ue thé demand of a world's iodustries,’ 8 ee ‘ribute Mining. Melville Atwood, in & paper prépared for the State Mining Bureau, says: So thoroughly am E convinced of the great benefits that would tesult te this State by a more goneral iutroduction of the tribute sysvem in au extended form, both to the placer, aswell as to vein mining, * that { wish particularly to call your attention to it,as through the influence of the Burean and Press, the subject may be brought-ia a proper light befare the owners of mines and claims, A fair tribute will secu.e the muscle of the working miner, wha, in. too nuaity cases, understands better than the superintendent (generally a man of business) how te conduct trials for ore, aud afterwards to develop them. ‘She-muse e of the skilled miner is in every respect better than foreign capital, ‘There is po need of the hardworking miner to leave this healiby climate iu search of employment, if those who own mines'thab are now idle wouid let the fact be known through the Press, and at the same time offer a fair. tribuve for working then, © +. Slow Work. Th: San Juan Times thinks the authorities have taken » longer tiuie again started-for home, her clothing . “peing’in a blaze. The attention of to be passing, was called to the dan~ ger, when be succeeded in overtaking the Kttle trightened child—anit throwing his over-coat around her soon extinguished the fire. investigation it was found that she was not much injured, being burned on the left arm only, and that not wery serious, but.her escape eeemed almost miraculous taking Lcumstauces together. tossed to and fro like falfen heaves iu . had.been nottced . previously playing with bonfires, an'dhad been warned of tae danger, but hat not givea., ‘ped, last week, an eight-inch string— : er pitching in the direction of the nia, drowns the tiny conflicts of the . sich ledge found under the creek bed mavy years ago, bat which was hurricane of the tempest} wover worked A quantity of the specimens are to be sent below. They show heavily. in sulphurets. The Home has the eredit of being and it is to bé-hoped that arrangemeuta will be cally. “Surronnsed by such. mines er.y managed. . re tion adveltised to come off at Newr— da Theatre yesterdaly afternoon is among thethings yet tohappen. The . ———— ———w — 2 Narrow Escape. — street, Grass Valiay, several: littte girls were playing with a bonfire, when the-dress ef one ef the ‘patty, Lizzie ‘Gummo, azed about seven years, took fire. Ja ber fright the child stayted to runfor home, but fortunately Mrs. Chas. Leech, whose residence was obeerved the ‘danger the child was in, rap after her and succeeded im tearing off a portion of the-becning clothing, but the little girl was frantic with excifement, and tearing herse f away near, Mr Joseph Everett, who_.happened Upon all cir° The childrend At the Home claim there was tapconsidered a very promising location, made as soon as . ! possible to develop it system tiLhe. Did Not Come Off. On Thursday on south An‘urn were open ofly a portion of the time ‘and a-dismal rain .prevailed from dayjdight till darkness. pie were-on. the streets, bid day for items, too, as the readers ot this paper can testify. i week. Death of audze Cowden. Judge Friday last at Downieville, The deceased was an o'd resident of Sierra .county, Prior'to taking np . < his Jast residefce in Downie vale, ha practiced, law. fer several years in Marysvitle> He = married a daughter of Judge P. V anchéf, and leaves a wife and several children. Judge Cowden had beewanany years an invalid, and for months préeceding his death there was -ne ikope of his recovery. > Yesterday inthe City. Yesterday was a quiet day in The public offices and banks ‘some of the stores town: remained closed, Very few peoIt was a —-.Peanth of Miss Catfipbell. 1 heed to the caution.—Union. . Mrs, R. M. funt. She made . ; — numerous Warm friends .during her A Good Prospect. Stay. drum-corps. lf any-. ! aws now in vogue in this country. The Morgan-Gast sparring exhibipublic failed to turn out as expected, and that is probably tho reasoa. ‘Morgan and Gast are caid to feel antagonistic toward each other, and it is surmised by some -oftheir’ friends that all the negotiations between them may yet end-in a rough and tumble mill. *Pioncer Times in Califofaia.” This.is the title of a new work just out of press, writtea by Williae Grey, abd presented to the ‘public through the pablishing hoyse of A. Roman, 129 Sutter street, San Francisco, It is a book of both fact and romance, and intended to be a-faithfdt representation, ‘of pioneer life "in California, from one w ho himself was a pioneer, and is dedicated to the boys and girls bora in California’ of pioneer parents, a ——---1 2 Ger ee Presentation, Atter the singing exercises at the Methodist Sunday sciiool, day before yesterday, G. E. Brand,the Superintendent, was presented by the’ officers and teachers’ of the school with a beautiful silver cake basket, EF, M, Prestou made a neat. presentathan necessary in which to. find out whether they « the houses ot ill-fame off the priacipal . streets of thie eity. ‘The Lines ia! right on the proposition. five months have bey ‘consumed ju the work, and the and is not in “Tf the miacter continavs can drive sight yet to be “pushed” as it has been thus! far, old Gabriel himself will be: ou . haud to aid iv settling it.seiko Census of California. —— — According. to the ‘Gover améat census report just complete, ‘total. population of Californi. for 138E was 864,694, agaiust $00,227 10 1870; number of males, 513,16; females, 346,518: native, J71.8:' foreign, 292,874; white, Wi7,181; colored “6,018; Chinese, Japanese, 86; Lndians, 16,2 Os THE Garfield coffiu rests on » platform in the Schofield vault at Clevelaud, and eau easily. be seen throughs the grated door, Soliliers “are -epill on guard at the cemetery, end the” coffin aud p-atform ase kept covered with fresh fluwers, 2 About cowpliment. te of these places. The owners depend thet — Fd, tBSs! tion speech on behalf of the donors, . aud Mr. Brand, although surprised . buyond measure, avkyowledged in fitting Words his appreciation’of the Fi eee geen oo all> @ Aron (SRE TER . Handsome Specimens. Oveasionally some remarkably rich lbunghes of frea gold ore are encounterete ia the great ledge of the Provijdence mine, A short time since sixty er seventy pounds worth $2,000 or. more was extracted from one upon the vommon quartz to make their miae pay, and when they ran across a spotef the above kind it 1epresents so much ‘cold turkey.” The *“*Beu” Atvaal. The annual y Ublished by the proprietors-of the Sacramento Bee this year, and a copy 0; whivh has been readers of that enterprising papor, is a handsome beak; The choice -en‘presented toéach of the numerous matter contained therein make ir ‘which in former. years wasa constant bugbear as’ the-cottou:season approached. : —— .__—__ -2 +s Frep Doverass saps that if Guiteau is acting, it isthe best acting he ever saw. But whee.a man is playing for his life he is wey likely to do his best, ae a ae _ AN important discovery of coal has been made within three miles of San Buenaventura. Cricaao contributed $43,000 towards the felief of the Michigan -fire ‘ sufferers. “Sy ‘Tne popular feeling against the putting couvict labor in competion with free labor continues intense. That policy is in conflict with the letter and spirit of the Constitution of tine State, Tue tease. in considering some questions of “heresy or luanacy,” should remember that. eurrent events: were foretold by ‘Joel, ii., 28, when he said: “‘Your old men ‘shall dream dreams.” CoNGRESS ‘shoald take measures for the preservation of those of -the Big Trees‘that are not already guarded, “Unless this is done, these veterans of sixty.generations will disappear, Some New Yorkers want Congress to buy the Erie canal from the State and make if’a grand National commercial highway, to be maintained at the expense of the Geweral Treasury. i ~~ 4 Wedding Chke Orgaments. ’ x : Wm. Kobler, on Bank Alley, near Chureh street, Grass Valley, received the finest assortment of Wedding Ornaments of the latest Spe ‘firect from the Eastern Manu tories They surpass in east ae sold at the most reasonable ‘They are now on exhibition in his Store. Galland sé Bhem.*. 1m gravings and interesting reading’ + < D. .H. Cowden died on . ' ' ‘friends with a handsome Life-size TR was created . " Miltz & Overton, are far snperior to Prisou Directors’ seeming policy of . thing in this fine ever brought to this part of the State, “and will. be Shogid Not Se Negtecteds Parties wishing to present ‘their Pumosraeh should bear in mind that, Christmas is fast approaching.— in a more sensible manner; Our life-size Photes’ are EMMoxKTAL, ad they are the ouly means you have of transmitting your features to the future generations. Come ! Surprise your friends sud make home cheerful by adorning‘the wa ls with pictures that cost but lit‘tle, but are far more valuable~and -. pleasing to the eye than the lanidscape paintings that afe only. purW hat can afford us more pleasure ‘than having before ts the natural features of our friends and relatives that have long since parted from us? $25 invested in a Life-size Phote.} will give more satisfaction than $300 invested in worthless nick-nacks that are-gener ally consigned tothe woodMiss Emma, Campbell, daughter . ,ox:the week after they are pret of the State Saperintendent of Pub-. .4 : lic Instruction, died ut Oakland last 0 The young lady was here 00 . ;pown we beg leave to call the at— « visit last Fall, being the guest. of. tention of the public. to the followThat our work may become better ng cards of your” wellknown attorney and minister : sy ‘To the people of Nevada county: ome four weeks ago I had made of Brasi Gand at t Rouzh and Ready. . neyself an(il Painting. Messrs. Miltz & Overton, aleo made me a life-size Tidings: Rough and ‘Ready is to! photo from the same neyative.: have a full brass bamd, ef ten peces, . . and. .a full body thinks there wil! nut be music imthe air let him. visit Rough -and . jy Bandy! in about three weeks, The atter I consider to be far superior in raturalness anil workmanship, and sso reyarded by all that. have seen the two. I can, and do most earnestrecommend our’ home. artists to alt parties that are desirous. of . procuring natural and hfe-size photoIn Rngland the disadvantages of . graphs. the ordinary method .of preparing -Yours Truly, C. W. ‘Cross, Tt affords me pleasure to give my. became so great that a Parliamenta-'. testimony to the fact that the pictCounsel, a special office, res I have had taken by.the Artists, as. the Providence, Merrifie ‘d, . to draft and advise the Government any work of the kind I have ever Wyoming, aiid. the other bouamazas . 44 to their effect and that of proposed . had dérie. J. Srms. af that locality, its. owners have . amendments. In France the same oo — every reason to feel sy se of . work isdone by a special corps of HOTEL , ARRIVALS. making it a paying property if proplaw ers. eM ae en eer ee { , ‘National Exchange Hotel. Tne South is becoming a large STANLEY A. ERDY, PROPRIETOR. p wehaser of artificiul manure, »hereby the upland cotton in Northern Georgia and Alabama is stimulated . in the early part of the season by a limited application, the plant being adyanced ahead of the fsost, Saroepa¥, Dec. 24d, 1881]. Prof lirsch,-Grass V alley, AL Coombs, & W F Carter, ne = CC Rust, San Francisca, F Henry, fast Oakland, J-Brooks, Moore’s Flat, _ Mrs. Edwards, Bridge, . W Williams, City, J Lundy, I Craig, * PD Ayers, Buelow Mine, R Veeling, Col Hill, P Shingle, Scott’s Flat, W J Cole, San Francisco, M O’Brien, Quaker Hill, J Murphy, Ww ashingten, J W Rumsey, Quaker Hill, E Doliver, Willow Valley, M Murphy, ‘* a‘ J Harrinvgton, Round Mountain, A Trust, Crystal Springs, J Gardill, pte P James, Smartsville, Sunpay, Dec. 25th, 1881. Hl V Reardan, City; Chas Cornell, ** ‘M Murphy, = J Lewis, be W Edwards, Bridge, Prof Hirsch, Grass Valley, CC Townsend, Weta C H Hanson, . ** he ED Ainsworth, Washington, Wm Cranson, Canada Hill, Theo Rupely, City, J Harrington, Round . Mountain, tRASTUS Bonv, Clerk, see etimren anaes os mt satan mae Notice of Assessment. he Mountaineer Mill and Mining Company.—Lecation of principal place of business, tan Jose, Santa Clara County, State of California; location of works, Nevada County, Calffornia, Notice ishereby civen, that at a meeting of the Boara of Direetors Of, said bey tion, held at the office of said Company, i the.city of San Jose, on the 13th ge of beeember, 1831, an assessment, oo 1) of one 4ent per share was levied be a stock of the corporation, a imapediate ly to the Secretary of Company, at the otlice of the Company, in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara conan, State of California. Any stock upon which the assessment shall remain unpaid on st 28th day of January, 1882, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and, unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 25th day of February, . 482, to the —_ nt “assessment, together with all ig and expenses of sale, tn Set is Ga hat Bae ose, unty, State of California, ds b RANCH FOR SALE. “. A FINE R RANCH, Centaining 6@ acres, with “Orchard, Vineyard, Dwelling House with 11 rooms and in good repair, Free Water—in vale at A GREAT BARGAIN, Government Title prope ated on the Red “ vada Cty. 2ist, ee Thos. Monree, . well worth. prebervings . Monree, ged 40 yeane, At Relief Hill, ‘this county,“ December ANDREW MURCHIF, OF ot Trasaours rope aus Your money could net be ast chased for their beauty, and not for ° any past association that we haye formed with them. fact a.very desirable property, 's offered for . gia so Re MRS. LESTER ~ GRAWFORD'S COLUMN. Just Received and now ‘oni Exhibition, ‘the best as— sartment of DOLLS! . :. DOLLS! DOLLS!!! TALKING DOLLS,’ . SLEEPING DOLLS, ‘ WEEPING DOLLS, WAX DOLLS, . RUBBER DOLLS, INDESTRUCTIBLE DOLLS JOINTED DOLLS. BLACK DOLLS. BISQUE DOLLS. =; KID DOLLS. ae DRESSED DOLLS. BABY DOLLS. LADY DOLLS. BOY LOLLS. SMALL DOLLS. LARGE DO CLOTH DOL WORSTED DOLLS. _FAT DOLLS, SLIM DOLLS, . And everything belonging to 2 DOLL. We have also a complete phair} ment of MOLIDAY ~ ~-00DS! Toys, Fancy Articles, Baskets, Brackets, Pictures and Picture Frames, Japanese Goods,. Perfumeries, Cardboard, Vases, . Faney’ Work. IND Near’ the Union Hotel, a And material of ail kind. for MINSTREL . Wednesday Even’, Deo, 23, FOR THE BENEFIT OF WM J. EDWARDS, THE ESLIND Boy. CLUB. . Business and Stage ieinges, W.H. Wicc 1, Bones. Interlocttor, Tait H. Campbell, F. Cooper, EA. lls, Wm. Ouslvy, ; ©. Brockingtoy, P ROGRAMME—PART 1, Z Overture from Linda. . eo Choris—Row thy Bout bightly”. ¢ jeoneey Huck!le-berry Picnic,.. 1.4), Compe . Sunny South. «dL. Within Bow Down Before de Altar. ees as Bd, Wij : >. Little Kotin go tel bim, ete. .,. G.Git FOGs FAK east ki ences. Fred Cooper Citron W edding Cake. C. Brockingio; Minnie Leee. ae. Joun Pal lanonntain Grand Firé Sten¢..5.4. 00.5005 Company PART IL. ; Instrumental piece-on the Harmonica, by » James Deeble, assisted by I. T. Sa; Comic-—“‘Rell of the Ball”. . Wid bene Double Clogs. + Jas. Deeble and L. 0; usley ‘Stump Speeth.s.2. 8. abet. H. Mitehe'] Dutch’ Cheatacter Song..d. Palanounta! 3 u ‘Parce--WHO TICKLED SaL9 . Proprietor, .4 .«.s Wks sa 468 Be F red. Gooner Pete. -. yt nh yeh RAAR ETHERS saeco R. Vincent ON dices ois Hens PRY arcing s Géorre* Gil} Bal. eerste eres ae seee sey Canney, Sanky : PARTI Violin Solo. si .csu gs. Sle as Bli Old Home on the Ohio.. MM Trewhers Song and Dance—‘‘she’s a Rosy, She'sPosy” Re 2g eo ae ee J, HOW iiams ~” . Old Kentucky Home . Ed. Mills ime oh song—* Patrick's Day ‘Parade’. % W.J. Pearce, assisted by Com vin}, FarceW HISKY VS. IGHTING, Barkeeper shure SES a or aed og NO R. Vi ineent Asst. Barkeeper.o2. / Csi cle Hod, Cainyibeit Darkey.. f.9s see nesion sees 4 John Roberts TOWe pine en es peed Pee ee . Thomas Mitchell. FPIGUIGH ib cao sess sks sys Chas, Brockington” W OMT So asic cicdese ae George Git Prutchman os . 2-5. 0. oe cas. illiani’ Frank’ Chinaman. . Oe ee ee ae 7G. Oustey Bev .8. % . 3 aly sie is Mars Oy ap. cae N, Nathan (Hiab. SS. . Gad. SS. SE Fd. Mills Admission toall parts of the house.50 Cents Children under 15 years of age. .;.25 Cents panERaeeaion 63 Meee Cert sobre a Petition for Pardon. tate of € altforutn, Coun'y of X Sovide, ss.) To E. HW? Gaylord, Esq., Distric ot’ At. torney for the County of Nev adn You awil please take notice that on the 2th day of January, A: D. 1882, the undersigned ‘will apply to His Exee ‘Haney, the Governor of the State of California, to wintit pardon wo Eee: ward D. Whilldin, now confined in the Pen!tentiary at Folsom, unon a conviction for ‘Assault to Murder, ” had in the Superior _ Court of, the County of Nevada, at the October Terin, 1830. EDWARD WHILLDIN. Nevada City, Dec, 19, 1881. Pam ‘$$ oe ea a. / ce. 3 8 ie Se ne Sao : ae © } a oS = “= So. ce [ate . bg aa =— a ® == ° ao) = = . eo = yg The Public isCAUTIONED against SPURIOUS imitations. Sho Pioneer Baking Powder: isthe onlyPowdersisting of nothing but REFINED. Grape Cream “artar. and . EnglishBicarbSoda SCIENTIFIGALEY COMBINED. ‘em ket aR FRANCISCO. * Re eee THOMAS, WALRATH & HICKS. Broad St, hog dha Gault’s Bakery nevawa CHT, Groveries, Provisions, Bie wir warrant a Re ery. article sold by us.to wt mH at the "howe scien Aévtet Rates P erse Geo Sundi Mi le't morn venti 98th 1 The _ even Moon dy at nume! . sued, Fa pist f ~servat fa Fac days) this © Sut fielder on or. hee In i lence pied. F Well Geo Jast w «ds ce there eover’ f vod \ “and.¢ Varto The SS ied “The Chris' ter th there 4 Il 12 Mr. “who h store. their . ramov climat The Georg . at Ha hoth « last 1 will st The ‘Frane publie all pre same ‘-andt Thi W.s Satur ducti credit -eapeci the se © unt Juan: ly in “lay up uk Debri descr ties a ° To ley enter city, pears a va 0 ijee be d . atte Tren will lect 427. W Doll Ba: ia f

SUT, ‘a certain class o! journals which live crandeur ani magnitude even of the “hh urvest, comps ared with what it will lie in the futur ‘e, who fear that a few hd ‘stream of bullion, like a molten river a The Daily Cransevipt, NSVAQA CITY, CALIFORNIA. = Tussdey, » Doo, 27, 1881. The Men 10 bes Mines: ——— The Chicago Mining Review. has the following to say of the men in the mountains and the mihbes vereas the me: pin. the stock boatds: ‘‘There appears to be a feeling on the part of qn the atmosphere of the stack boards, “that when a break .comes, and the stock exchanges are dull and desertel, that the foundations of mining are threatened, an. that the-strong hands in mountain. fastness and: dusert-plain, wieldiag pick and. drill, ave paralyzel by the wild, speea: ‘ations of one party or the other in fin wcial centers where the gxchanges exist, Mining for precious and useful metals throughout the length and breadth of the land is anconscious of the mimic pandemoniam which © is daily witnessed, wheré it would ssem that the.mines were being the Autainn wind, The thundering crash of the stamp mil iu the land, like the ponderous foo'steps of «@ giafit crushing moudtains beneath . his mighty feet, and the steady. of treasure, flowing from the smelter and the flumes from Main toC alifor— exchanges, as the rolling thuuder and the lrush the + sitter of a. sparrow. They have but a faint concéption of the of the present, : mining industry avhich is only the seed-time and the’ ‘brokers, in any or every. city, by shouting the price of stock, with the names of mines attachel, can wake the eternal stumber of the mountains reachiny to heaven, and change one particle of the treasure they hold. in rocky. vaults in their bosoms, wi aiting to be unlocked and given up ue thé demand of a world's iodustries,’ 8 ee ‘ribute Mining. Melville Atwood, in & paper prépared for the State Mining Bureau, says: So thoroughly am E convinced of the great benefits that would tesult te this State by a more goneral iutroduction of the tribute sysvem in au extended form, both to the placer, aswell as to vein mining, * that { wish particularly to call your attention to it,as through the influence of the Burean and Press, the subject may be brought-ia a proper light befare the owners of mines and claims, A fair tribute will secu.e the muscle of the working miner, wha, in. too nuaity cases, understands better than the superintendent (generally a man of business) how te conduct trials for ore, aud afterwards to develop them. ‘She-muse e of the skilled miner is in every respect better than foreign capital, ‘There is po need of the hardworking miner to leave this healiby climate iu search of employment, if those who own mines'thab are now idle wouid let the fact be known through the Press, and at the same time offer a fair. tribuve for working then, © +. Slow Work. Th: San Juan Times thinks the authorities have taken » longer tiuie again started-for home, her clothing . “peing’in a blaze. The attention of to be passing, was called to the dan~ ger, when be succeeded in overtaking the Kttle trightened child—anit throwing his over-coat around her soon extinguished the fire. investigation it was found that she was not much injured, being burned on the left arm only, and that not wery serious, but.her escape eeemed almost miraculous taking Lcumstauces together. tossed to and fro like falfen heaves iu . had.been nottced . previously playing with bonfires, an'dhad been warned of tae danger, but hat not givea., ‘ped, last week, an eight-inch string— : er pitching in the direction of the nia, drowns the tiny conflicts of the . sich ledge found under the creek bed mavy years ago, bat which was hurricane of the tempest} wover worked A quantity of the specimens are to be sent below. They show heavily. in sulphurets. The Home has the eredit of being and it is to bé-hoped that arrangemeuta will be cally. “Surronnsed by such. mines er.y managed. . re tion adveltised to come off at Newr— da Theatre yesterdaly afternoon is among thethings yet tohappen. The . ———— ———w — 2 Narrow Escape. — street, Grass Valiay, several: littte girls were playing with a bonfire, when the-dress ef one ef the ‘patty, Lizzie ‘Gummo, azed about seven years, took fire. Ja ber fright the child stayted to runfor home, but fortunately Mrs. Chas. Leech, whose residence was obeerved the ‘danger the child was in, rap after her and succeeded im tearing off a portion of the-becning clothing, but the little girl was frantic with excifement, and tearing herse f away near, Mr Joseph Everett, who_.happened Upon all cir° The childrend At the Home claim there was tapconsidered a very promising location, made as soon as . ! possible to develop it system tiLhe. Did Not Come Off. On Thursday on south An‘urn were open ofly a portion of the time ‘and a-dismal rain .prevailed from dayjdight till darkness. pie were-on. the streets, bid day for items, too, as the readers ot this paper can testify. i week. Death of audze Cowden. Judge Friday last at Downieville, The deceased was an o'd resident of Sierra .county, Prior'to taking np . < his Jast residefce in Downie vale, ha practiced, law. fer several years in Marysvitle> He = married a daughter of Judge P. V anchéf, and leaves a wife and several children. Judge Cowden had beewanany years an invalid, and for months préeceding his death there was -ne ikope of his recovery. > Yesterday inthe City. Yesterday was a quiet day in The public offices and banks ‘some of the stores town: remained closed, Very few peoIt was a —-.Peanth of Miss Catfipbell. 1 heed to the caution.—Union. . Mrs, R. M. funt. She made . ; — numerous Warm friends .during her A Good Prospect. Stay. drum-corps. lf any-. ! aws now in vogue in this country. The Morgan-Gast sparring exhibipublic failed to turn out as expected, and that is probably tho reasoa. ‘Morgan and Gast are caid to feel antagonistic toward each other, and it is surmised by some -oftheir’ friends that all the negotiations between them may yet end-in a rough and tumble mill. *Pioncer Times in Califofaia.” This.is the title of a new work just out of press, writtea by Williae Grey, abd presented to the ‘public through the pablishing hoyse of A. Roman, 129 Sutter street, San Francisco, It is a book of both fact and romance, and intended to be a-faithfdt representation, ‘of pioneer life "in California, from one w ho himself was a pioneer, and is dedicated to the boys and girls bora in California’ of pioneer parents, a ——---1 2 Ger ee Presentation, Atter the singing exercises at the Methodist Sunday sciiool, day before yesterday, G. E. Brand,the Superintendent, was presented by the’ officers and teachers’ of the school with a beautiful silver cake basket, EF, M, Prestou made a neat. presentathan necessary in which to. find out whether they « the houses ot ill-fame off the priacipal . streets of thie eity. ‘The Lines ia! right on the proposition. five months have bey ‘consumed ju the work, and the and is not in “Tf the miacter continavs can drive sight yet to be “pushed” as it has been thus! far, old Gabriel himself will be: ou . haud to aid iv settling it.seiko Census of California. —— — According. to the ‘Gover améat census report just complete, ‘total. population of Californi. for 138E was 864,694, agaiust $00,227 10 1870; number of males, 513,16; females, 346,518: native, J71.8:' foreign, 292,874; white, Wi7,181; colored “6,018; Chinese, Japanese, 86; Lndians, 16,2 Os THE Garfield coffiu rests on » platform in the Schofield vault at Clevelaud, and eau easily. be seen throughs the grated door, Soliliers “are -epill on guard at the cemetery, end the” coffin aud p-atform ase kept covered with fresh fluwers, 2 About cowpliment. te of these places. The owners depend thet — Fd, tBSs! tion speech on behalf of the donors, . aud Mr. Brand, although surprised . buyond measure, avkyowledged in fitting Words his appreciation’of the Fi eee geen oo all> @ Aron (SRE TER . Handsome Specimens. Oveasionally some remarkably rich lbunghes of frea gold ore are encounterete ia the great ledge of the Provijdence mine, A short time since sixty er seventy pounds worth $2,000 or. more was extracted from one upon the vommon quartz to make their miae pay, and when they ran across a spotef the above kind it 1epresents so much ‘cold turkey.” The *“*Beu” Atvaal. The annual y Ublished by the proprietors-of the Sacramento Bee this year, and a copy 0; whivh has been readers of that enterprising papor, is a handsome beak; The choice -en‘presented toéach of the numerous matter contained therein make ir ‘which in former. years wasa constant bugbear as’ the-cottou:season approached. : —— .__—__ -2 +s Frep Doverass saps that if Guiteau is acting, it isthe best acting he ever saw. But whee.a man is playing for his life he is wey likely to do his best, ae a ae _ AN important discovery of coal has been made within three miles of San Buenaventura. Cricaao contributed $43,000 towards the felief of the Michigan -fire ‘ sufferers. “Sy ‘Tne popular feeling against the putting couvict labor in competion with free labor continues intense. That policy is in conflict with the letter and spirit of the Constitution of tine State, Tue tease. in considering some questions of “heresy or luanacy,” should remember that. eurrent events: were foretold by ‘Joel, ii., 28, when he said: “‘Your old men ‘shall dream dreams.” CoNGRESS ‘shoald take measures for the preservation of those of -the Big Trees‘that are not already guarded, “Unless this is done, these veterans of sixty.generations will disappear, Some New Yorkers want Congress to buy the Erie canal from the State and make if’a grand National commercial highway, to be maintained at the expense of the Geweral Treasury. i ~~ 4 Wedding Chke Orgaments. ’ x : Wm. Kobler, on Bank Alley, near Chureh street, Grass Valley, received the finest assortment of Wedding Ornaments of the latest Spe ‘firect from the Eastern Manu tories They surpass in east ae sold at the most reasonable ‘They are now on exhibition in his Store. Galland sé Bhem.*. 1m gravings and interesting reading’ + < D. .H. Cowden died on . ' ' ‘friends with a handsome Life-size TR was created . " Miltz & Overton, are far snperior to Prisou Directors’ seeming policy of . thing in this fine ever brought to this part of the State, “and will. be Shogid Not Se Negtecteds Parties wishing to present ‘their Pumosraeh should bear in mind that, Christmas is fast approaching.— in a more sensible manner; Our life-size Photes’ are EMMoxKTAL, ad they are the ouly means you have of transmitting your features to the future generations. Come ! Surprise your friends sud make home cheerful by adorning‘the wa ls with pictures that cost but lit‘tle, but are far more valuable~and -. pleasing to the eye than the lanidscape paintings that afe only. purW hat can afford us more pleasure ‘than having before ts the natural features of our friends and relatives that have long since parted from us? $25 invested in a Life-size Phote.} will give more satisfaction than $300 invested in worthless nick-nacks that are-gener ally consigned tothe woodMiss Emma, Campbell, daughter . ,ox:the week after they are pret of the State Saperintendent of Pub-. .4 : lic Instruction, died ut Oakland last 0 The young lady was here 00 . ;pown we beg leave to call the at— « visit last Fall, being the guest. of. tention of the public. to the followThat our work may become better ng cards of your” wellknown attorney and minister : sy ‘To the people of Nevada county: ome four weeks ago I had made of Brasi Gand at t Rouzh and Ready. . neyself an(il Painting. Messrs. Miltz & Overton, aleo made me a life-size Tidings: Rough and ‘Ready is to! photo from the same neyative.: have a full brass bamd, ef ten peces, . . and. .a full body thinks there wil! nut be music imthe air let him. visit Rough -and . jy Bandy! in about three weeks, The atter I consider to be far superior in raturalness anil workmanship, and sso reyarded by all that. have seen the two. I can, and do most earnestrecommend our’ home. artists to alt parties that are desirous. of . procuring natural and hfe-size photoIn Rngland the disadvantages of . graphs. the ordinary method .of preparing -Yours Truly, C. W. ‘Cross, Tt affords me pleasure to give my. became so great that a Parliamenta-'. testimony to the fact that the pictCounsel, a special office,

res I have had taken by.the Artists, as. the Providence, Merrifie ‘d, . to draft and advise the Government any work of the kind I have ever Wyoming, aiid. the other bouamazas . 44 to their effect and that of proposed . had dérie. J. Srms. af that locality, its. owners have . amendments. In France the same oo — every reason to feel sy se of . work isdone by a special corps of HOTEL , ARRIVALS. making it a paying property if proplaw ers. eM ae en eer ee { , ‘National Exchange Hotel. Tne South is becoming a large STANLEY A. ERDY, PROPRIETOR. p wehaser of artificiul manure, »hereby the upland cotton in Northern Georgia and Alabama is stimulated . in the early part of the season by a limited application, the plant being adyanced ahead of the fsost, Saroepa¥, Dec. 24d, 1881]. Prof lirsch,-Grass V alley, AL Coombs, & W F Carter, ne = CC Rust, San Francisca, F Henry, fast Oakland, J-Brooks, Moore’s Flat, _ Mrs. Edwards, Bridge, . W Williams, City, J Lundy, I Craig, * PD Ayers, Buelow Mine, R Veeling, Col Hill, P Shingle, Scott’s Flat, W J Cole, San Francisco, M O’Brien, Quaker Hill, J Murphy, Ww ashingten, J W Rumsey, Quaker Hill, E Doliver, Willow Valley, M Murphy, ‘* a‘ J Harrinvgton, Round Mountain, A Trust, Crystal Springs, J Gardill, pte P James, Smartsville, Sunpay, Dec. 25th, 1881. Hl V Reardan, City; Chas Cornell, ** ‘M Murphy, = J Lewis, be W Edwards, Bridge, Prof Hirsch, Grass Valley, CC Townsend, Weta C H Hanson, . ** he ED Ainsworth, Washington, Wm Cranson, Canada Hill, Theo Rupely, City, J Harrington, Round . Mountain, tRASTUS Bonv, Clerk, see etimren anaes os mt satan mae Notice of Assessment. he Mountaineer Mill and Mining Company.—Lecation of principal place of business, tan Jose, Santa Clara County, State of California; location of works, Nevada County, Calffornia, Notice ishereby civen, that at a meeting of the Boara of Direetors Of, said bey tion, held at the office of said Company, i the.city of San Jose, on the 13th ge of beeember, 1831, an assessment, oo 1) of one 4ent per share was levied be a stock of the corporation, a imapediate ly to the Secretary of Company, at the otlice of the Company, in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara conan, State of California. Any stock upon which the assessment shall remain unpaid on st 28th day of January, 1882, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and, unless payment is made before, will be sold on the 25th day of February, . 482, to the —_ nt “assessment, together with all ig and expenses of sale, tn Set is Ga hat Bae ose, unty, State of California, ds b RANCH FOR SALE. “. A FINE R RANCH, Centaining 6@ acres, with “Orchard, Vineyard, Dwelling House with 11 rooms and in good repair, Free Water—in vale at A GREAT BARGAIN, Government Title prope ated on the Red “ vada Cty. 2ist, ee Thos. Monree, . well worth. prebervings . Monree, ged 40 yeane, At Relief Hill, ‘this county,“ December ANDREW MURCHIF, OF ot Trasaours rope aus Your money could net be ast chased for their beauty, and not for ° any past association that we haye formed with them. fact a.very desirable property, 's offered for . gia so Re MRS. LESTER ~ GRAWFORD'S COLUMN. Just Received and now ‘oni Exhibition, ‘the best as— sartment of DOLLS! . :. DOLLS! DOLLS!!! TALKING DOLLS,’ . SLEEPING DOLLS, ‘ WEEPING DOLLS, WAX DOLLS, . RUBBER DOLLS, INDESTRUCTIBLE DOLLS JOINTED DOLLS. BLACK DOLLS. BISQUE DOLLS. =; KID DOLLS. ae DRESSED DOLLS. BABY DOLLS. LADY DOLLS. BOY LOLLS. SMALL DOLLS. LARGE DO CLOTH DOL WORSTED DOLLS. _FAT DOLLS, SLIM DOLLS, . And everything belonging to 2 DOLL. We have also a complete phair} ment of MOLIDAY ~ ~-00DS! Toys, Fancy Articles, Baskets, Brackets, Pictures and Picture Frames, Japanese Goods,. Perfumeries, Cardboard, Vases, . Faney’ Work. IND Near’ the Union Hotel, a And material of ail kind. for MINSTREL . Wednesday Even’, Deo, 23, FOR THE BENEFIT OF WM J. EDWARDS, THE ESLIND Boy. CLUB. . Business and Stage ieinges, W.H. Wicc 1, Bones. Interlocttor, Tait H. Campbell, F. Cooper, EA. lls, Wm. Ouslvy, ; ©. Brockingtoy, P ROGRAMME—PART 1, Z Overture from Linda. . eo Choris—Row thy Bout bightly”. ¢ jeoneey Huck!le-berry Picnic,.... 1.4), Compe . Sunny South. «dL. Within Bow Down Before de Altar. ees as Bd, Wij : >. Little Kotin go tel bim, ete.. .,. G.Git FOGs FAK east ki ences. Fred Cooper Citron W edding Cake.. C. Brockingio; Minnie Leee.. ae. Joun Pal lanonntain Grand Firé Sten¢...5.4. 00.5005 Company PART IL. ; Instrumental piece-on the Harmonica, by » James Deeble, assisted by I. T. Sa; Comic-—“‘Rell of the Ball”.. . Wid bene Double Clogs.. + Jas. Deeble and L. 0; usley ‘Stump Speeth.s..2. 8. abet. H. Mitehe'] Dutch’ Cheatacter Song...d. Palanounta! 3 u ‘Parce--WHO TICKLED SaL9 . Proprietor, .4 .«.s Wks sa 468 Be F red. Gooner Pete.. -. yt nh yeh RAAR ETHERS saeco R. Vincent ON dices ois Hens PRY arcing s Géorre* Gil} Bal.. eerste eres ae seee sey Canney, Sanky : PARTI Violin Solo.. si .csu gs.. Sle as Bli Old Home on the Ohio.... MM Trewhers Song and Dance—‘‘she’s a Rosy, She'sPosy” Re 2g eo ae ee J, HOW iiams ~” . Old Kentucky Home . Ed. Mills ime oh song—* Patrick's Day ‘Parade’.. % W.J. Pearce, assisted by Com vin}, FarceW HISKY VS. IGHTING, Barkeeper shure SES a or aed og NO R. Vi ineent Asst. Barkeeper..o2. / Csi cle Hod, Cainyibeit Darkey... f.9s see nesion sees 4 John Roberts TOWe pine en es peed Pee ee . Thomas Mitchell. FPIGUIGH ib cao sess sks sys Chas, Brockington” W OMT So asic cicdese ae George Git Prutchman os . 2-5. 0. oe cas. illiani’ Frank’ Chinaman.. .. Oe ee ee ae 7G. Oustey Bev .8. % . 3 aly sie is Mars Oy ap. cae N, Nathan (Hiab.. SS. . Gad. SS. SE Fd. Mills Admission toall parts of the house.50 Cents Children under 15 years of age. .;.25 Cents panERaeeaion 63 Meee Cert sobre a Petition for Pardon. tate of € altforutn, Coun'y of X Sovide, ss.) To E. HW? Gaylord, Esq., Distric ot’ At. torney for the County of Nev adn You awil please take notice that on the 2th day of January, A: D. 1882, the undersigned ‘will apply to His Exee ‘Haney, the Governor of the State of California, to wintit pardon wo Eee: ward D. Whilldin, now confined in the Pen!tentiary at Folsom, unon a conviction for ‘Assault to Murder, ” had in the Superior _ Court of, the County of Nevada, at the October Terin, 1830. EDWARD WHILLDIN. Nevada City, Dec, 19, 1881. Pam ‘$$ oe ea a. / ce. 3 8 ie Se ne Sao : ae © } a oS = “= So. ce [ate . bg aa =— a ® == ° ao) = = . eo = yg The Public isCAUTIONED against SPURIOUS imitations. Sho Pioneer Baking Powder: isthe onlyPowdersisting of nothing but REFINED. Grape Cream “artar. and . EnglishBicarbSoda SCIENTIFIGALEY COMBINED. ‘em ket aR FRANCISCO. * Re eee THOMAS, WALRATH & HICKS. Broad St, hog dha Gault’s Bakery nevawa CHT, Groveries, Provisions, Bie wir warrant a Re ery. article sold by us.to wt mH at the "howe scien Aévtet Rates P erse Geo Sundi Mi le't morn venti 98th 1 The _ even Moon dy at nume! . sued, Fa pist f ~servat fa Fac days) this © Sut fielder on or. hee In i lence pied. F Well Geo Jast w «ds ce there eover’ f vod \ “and.¢ Varto The SS ied “The Chris' ter th there 4 Il 12 Mr. “who h store. their . ramov climat The Georg . at Ha hoth « last 1 will st The ‘Frane publie all pre same ‘-andt Thi W.s Satur ducti credit -eapeci the se © unt Juan: ly in “lay up uk Debri descr ties a ° To ley enter city, pears a va 0 ijee be d . atte Tren will lect 427. W Doll Ba: ia f